- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Dover Publications; New edition edition (Feb 15 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0486680444
- ISBN-13: 978-0486680446
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 13.7 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 227 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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- #34 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Physics > Light
- #79 in Books > Science > Physics > Light
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Clear, accessible guide requires little prior knowledge and considers just two topics: paraxial imaging and polarization. Lucid discussions of paraxial imaging properties of a centered optical system, optical resonators and laser beam propagation, matrices in polarization optics and propagation of light through crystals, much more. 60 illustrations. Appendixes. Bibliography.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty boring and disorganized,
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This review is from: Introduction to Matrix Methods in Optics (Paperback)
If you are already involved in optical computations, but have forgotten some fundamental tricks, this book is for you. As a trainer or reference it is difficult and obtuse. It is a string of mathematical methods linked together by math relationships rather than application to optic relationships. It was not of much help.However, it is very inexpensive in the paperback form. You get what you pay for I guess.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Bit Antique, But An Excellent Orientation,
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This review is from: Introduction to Matrix Methods in Optics (Paperback)
This book is very inexpensive (thanks again, Dover), and talks about all sorts of matrix methods in optics: ABCD matrices for paraxial ray tracing, Jones matrices, coherency matrices, and Stokes parameters for polarization, among other things. It's not a terribly deep book, but it is readable, lucid, and complete. It got me up to speed rapidly on an area I was fuzzy in, so for [...] it's a great bargain.
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A Bit Antique, But An Excellent Orientation,
By Philip Hobbs "Phil Hobbs" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Introduction to Matrix Methods in Optics (Paperback)
This book is very inexpensive (thanks again, Dover), and talks about all sorts of matrix methods in optics: ABCD matrices for paraxial ray tracing, Jones matrices, coherency matrices, and Stokes parameters for polarization, among other things.It's not a terribly deep book, but it is readable, lucid, and complete. It got me up to speed rapidly on an area I was fuzzy in, so for well under twenty simoleons, it's a great bargain. 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great if you are more interested in the math than the physics of optics,
By calvinnme - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Introduction to Matrix Methods in Optics (Paperback)
I really liked this book, but then my needs are probably different from the other two reviewers. I was looking for a book that concentrated on the mathematics of optics. Specifically I needed something that would show, given point A and a particular optical system, where would the translated version point B occur, and how could I express this in simple mathematical terms. My need was having a good book on the mathematics of optics without the need to wade through the details of the EM theory of Hecht, which if you are into pure optics, is an essential book. However, I am a computer scientist writing code to simulate optical effects rather than a physicist.If you are interested in the mathematics of light, I can't think of a better reference. It even begins with a review of matrix algebra in case you are a bit rusty on the subject. It then applies matrix methods to paraxial rays through a cascade of lenses using the Jones transfer matrix approach. The book then covers optical resonators for lasers with Gaussian beams, followed by a chapter on polarization effects using the Muller matrix approach. If you don't already know the background material, chapter four on the polarization of light and the Stokes equations can be rough going. The Jones and Muller matrix calculations are derived in the appendix. The math in this book is well presented, but there is little indication of where you are going with this material in the grand scheme of things. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Enough,
By Rodrigo M. Onzi "Onzi" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Introduction to Matrix Methods in Optics (Paperback)
Had just about the information a needed. It could have a little bit more examples for a more clear approach. It was pretty useful.
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